Jesus Christ: Our Spiritual Rock

1 Corinthians 10:4

1 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat;

4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.

Jesus Christ is the spiritual Rock from which the living waters originate and flow. The children of Israel were fed spiritual and temporal food while in the wilderness, and they also drank spiritual and temporal drink. Christ follow them in a cloud by day and a pillar of fire at night. He provided them the spiritual guidance and nourishment needed to survive in the wilderness and throughout their journey to the Promised Land, Canaan. Jesus is the “Rock of Our Salvation.” (See hymn by Joseph Townsend)

Lyrics: Click for Music

• 1. O thou Rock of our salvation,
• Jesus, Savior of the world,
• In our poor and lowly station
• We thy banner have unfurled.
• (Chorus)
• Gather round the standard bearer;
• Gather round in strength of youth.
• Ev'ry day the prospect's fairer
• While we're battling for the truth.
• 2. We a war 'gainst sin are waging;
• We're contending for the right.
• Ev'ry day the battle's raging;
• Help us, Lord, to win the fight.
• 3. Onward, onward, we'll be singing
• As we're marching firm and true,
• Each succeeding battle ringing,
• Earnest of what we can do.
• 4. When for all that we've contended,
• When the fight of faith we've won,
• When the strife and battle's ended,
• And our labor here is done,
• (Chorus after fourth verse)
• Then, O Rock of our salvation,
• Jesus, Savior of the world,
• Take us from our lowly station;
• Let our flag with thee be furled.
• Text: Joseph L. Townsend, 1849-1942
• Music: William Clayson, 1840-1887

If we build our lives upon the Rock of Christ, the only sure and solid foundation, we will not fall, regardless of what we must pass through.

Helaman taught his sons Nephi and Lehi: And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.

May we always seek to construct our lives upon the Rock of our Redeemer, who  is Christ, the Son of God. He is our Spiritual Rock from whence our spiritual thirst is quenched, for He is everlasting living water.